tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post873397195647064885..comments2023-09-06T20:32:52.378+05:30Comments on Word Sketches: Travails of a Lonely TravellerJournomusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-32887299603426887612011-11-18T15:35:39.828+05:302011-11-18T15:35:39.828+05:30good onegood oneRajendra Raikwarhttp://corpusmoney.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-45489663915647128312010-06-30T23:21:41.158+05:302010-06-30T23:21:41.158+05:30Jyothi, the mosquitoes are modernising fast...they...Jyothi, the mosquitoes are modernising fast...they are so much more immune to any effort to kill them before they suck off all the blood..:)<br /><br />Apu: Awwww....don't cry..Can I courier some to you? Some yummy breakfast, homemade pickles and pappadams?? my journey was such a nightmare, i can imagine how it must have been with the little one.Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-73497050912286618222010-06-29T11:42:08.712+05:302010-06-29T11:42:08.712+05:30now just add a little sick four year old to the ab...now just add a little sick four year old to the above. and that's exactly how it happened to me. smile now. someone always has a worse experience. Enjoying home cooked food? amma making you sambaar and fluffy hot idlis everyday? I want to cry now. ok? excuse me. :(The Ketchup Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-80657499450796714302010-06-29T07:30:30.182+05:302010-06-29T07:30:30.182+05:30hi lonely traveller,
nice travelogue...
welcome ...hi lonely traveller,<br /><br />nice travelogue...<br /><br />welcome to the land of mosquitoes...<br />you will be a happy kid at god's own country with all the perils and still there is nothing in the world (i never travelled abroad) like home...<br /><br />kerala is inimitable...jyothisethuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223899489263314460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-65157022429186648552010-06-28T20:54:47.133+05:302010-06-28T20:54:47.133+05:30Magiceye: Thank you..:)
S.R: So true, in my haras...Magiceye: Thank you..:)<br /><br />S.R: So true, in my harassed mind, I often think it only happens to me, but I realise that Murphy's Law strikes even the ablest down..;)<br /><br />Whatsupdoc: :) Nice pseudonym you have there..Welcome to my blog..Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-91674567556181497802010-06-28T20:32:34.121+05:302010-06-28T20:32:34.121+05:30haha! nice post and loved the reference to "u...haha! nice post and loved the reference to "uncle Murphy! good un!whatsupdoc?http://abhinavj.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-72465414235067138792010-06-28T16:31:35.514+05:302010-06-28T16:31:35.514+05:30It happens. There is a saying in Hindi- When God g...It happens. There is a saying in Hindi- When God gives, gives by tons! (Crude translation of 'Bhagwan jab deta hai to chappar phad ke deta hai!)S.R.Ayyangarhttp://srayyangar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-19641750346316678872010-06-28T11:45:12.171+05:302010-06-28T11:45:12.171+05:30welcome home!!!!welcome home!!!!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-62594812736012920582010-06-28T10:07:35.511+05:302010-06-28T10:07:35.511+05:30Zephyr: I yaaaam back..:) Wait for episode 2..
Jo...Zephyr: I yaaaam back..:) Wait for episode 2..<br /><br />John: Imagine what all I could do with 80 pounds...I would have had to take Heathrow direct pretty early at about 4 am, so I chose to leave for London a day early. <br /><br />Paul: The monsoons washed away the soreness..Heading to Bangalore next week..Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-46160379071978831002010-06-28T07:52:16.959+05:302010-06-28T07:52:16.959+05:30Welcome back to India! I'm sure you're tr...Welcome back to India! I'm sure you're travel nightmares are a distant memory now.Paul Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354531380984476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-48114698285170525702010-06-28T04:04:40.326+05:302010-06-28T04:04:40.326+05:30I do know how that journey feels and have /some/ e...I do know how that journey feels and have /some/ empathy / sympathy (not too much, University staff travel economy and we often have kilos of kit ...brochures and exhibition stands).<br />For your return, try checking out: http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/Airport/heathrow.aspx<br />MUCH more convenient than the train.<br />Or for "discount" taxi's try 581travel@btclick.co.uk (still circa £80)<br /><br />BUT in the meantime, enjoy the warmth of home time and the familiar.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124550299702896885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-16729911113682821612010-06-27T21:12:31.207+05:302010-06-27T21:12:31.207+05:30That was funny, but I can empathise with your plig...That was funny, but I can empathise with your plight. i am always overloaded and end up breaking my arms too. Hope you are having a well-earned rest and comforts of home! Enjoy.:)<br /><br />I missed you on my blog :(zephyrhttp://cybernag.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-77467267291761822652010-06-27T21:07:13.596+05:302010-06-27T21:07:13.596+05:30LP: Seriously, I quake to think of making another ...LP: Seriously, I quake to think of making another trip. Can you imagine, I'm actually thinking of beginning to save from this day forward to be able to take a taxi from Brighton to Heathrow..:DJournomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-28456657783969712352010-06-27T18:54:21.008+05:302010-06-27T18:54:21.008+05:30oh god...am scared now..planning a trip back home....oh god...am scared now..planning a trip back home. Will try not to make the mistakes u did :P<br />Have fun.....Lazy Pineapplehttp://www.lazypineapple.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-53321773806850049132010-06-27T18:43:30.146+05:302010-06-27T18:43:30.146+05:30Hi RGB: Sounds like you are a Keralite too. There ...Hi RGB: Sounds like you are a Keralite too. There was so much empathy in the welcome..:) Amma's chaya with dosas..that's homecoming for me..Priceless...<br /><br />Nalini: Everything is sooo home...smells right, feels right...<br /><br />Prateek: Laugh away..:) To be honest, I would have too, if I were reading about your travails. Part 2 will come up soon..Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-23585278765375665312010-06-27T16:04:03.170+05:302010-06-27T16:04:03.170+05:30I know it would be rude on my part to laugh at you...I know it would be rude on my part to laugh at your ordeal but I couldn't stop myself.<br />What do you expect, I am a bit of a sadist.<br />Nice post by the way. Waiting for part 2. :)Prateekhttp://unpredictableblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-12707247178633542902010-06-27T10:38:35.723+05:302010-06-27T10:38:35.723+05:30There is something about home that makes you forge...There is something about home that makes you forget all hardships...even if I travel to B'lore for 4 days...it's the 'home sweet home' cry as soon as I enter Nellore town.<br />Welcome home!...Stay in bed and rest those tired bones...Drink 'Kaapi' made the Kerala way- strangely it never tastes the same away from home!Nalini Hebbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829943036546766563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-18992268202344502042010-06-27T07:48:50.171+05:302010-06-27T07:48:50.171+05:30Welcome to the monsoon drenched, potholed, harthal...Welcome to the monsoon drenched, potholed, harthal struck Kochi! But nothing like home, eh?! Enjoy the rains with a hot chocolate drink and some hot spicy chilly bhaji...enough to keep your spirits up :)RGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279590663523317849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-15057158377038482242010-06-27T07:34:17.791+05:302010-06-27T07:34:17.791+05:30Analyst: Thanks..Jet lag normally leaves you drows...Analyst: Thanks..Jet lag normally leaves you drowsy and tired and the worst is when you are unable to sleep your tiredness off as it is not the sleeping hours your body has become acclimatised to. Moreover economy class travelling leaves your body knotted and sore adds to your woes.Journomusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637288687087961594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099822287006472886.post-30418176441466459632010-06-27T07:05:04.997+05:302010-06-27T07:05:04.997+05:30How do you feel the jet lag? Feel at home finally?...How do you feel the jet lag? Feel at home finally? I hope the monsoon greets you very well...The Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670286446565763789noreply@blogger.com